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Beyond Financial Aid: Bolstering Community College Pathways, Persistence, and Student Success of Low-Income Students

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Sauk Valley Community College
Location
Dillon Mall at Sauk Valley Community College (173 IL Route 2; Dixon, IL 61021)
Date
Jan 10, 2020   10:30 - 11:30 am  
Speaker
Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher
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Originating Calendar
Office of Community College Research and Leadership

This keynote talk by Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at Illinois, will highlight the effects of poverty on students education across the P-20 pipeline, paying specific attention to effects of homelessness and food insecurity on the enrollment and completion of marginalized and minoritized student populations. Dr. Zamani-Gallaher will also discuss the role that community colleges can play in addressing poverty to improve student matriculation and completion. 

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